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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
It shall be the duty of every employer, representative contractor and contractor, at least once each month, or more frequently, if he has reasonable cause to believe that a home-worker is not in compliance with section 11 or section 13: 1
(1) To inspect the home of every home-worker to which it delivers goods to the extent required to determine whether the provisions of section 13 are being complied with; and
(2) To inspect the certificate of every home-worker to which it delivers goods to the extent required to determine whether the certificate is valid and whether the holder of the certificate possesses the physical characteristics stated on the certificate in compliance with section 11; and
(3) To report to the department within twenty-four hours after discovery, the name and address of any home-worker whom it reasonably believes, on the basis of the performance of the duties imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, to be performing or seeking to perform homework in violation of this act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 43 P.S. Labor § 491-16.1. Duty to inspect and report - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-43-ps-labor/pa-st-sect-43-491-16-1/
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